

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)įor dessert, there’s a special kids volcano with gooey chocolate cake overflowing with caramel lava and exploding chocolate rocks. Skipper Canteen in Adventureland features “World Famous Jungle Cuisine”.
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If your kids have similar tastes, you can request plain ol’ mac and cheese. Menu items include delectable dishes such as Junior Skip’s Special Mac and Cheese, which is inspired by an Egyptian dish with ground beef, pasta, Bechamel Sauce and house-made cheese gratin, served with broccoli and Amazon Annie’s House-made Arepas with beef, black beans and queso fresco served with yuca planks. By far, the latter was my favorite! (Matt Stroshane, photographer) Kids MenuĪdventure awaits for kiddos, too. There’s a choice of the Coconut Bar with Pineapple-Basil Compote and Vanilla Cream – a vanilla chiffon cake with coconut and lime-white chocolate ganache or Kungaloosh! – an African-inspired chocolate cake with caramelized bananas served with cashew-caramel ice cream topped with coffee dust. (Disney)Ī sweet sendoff is in store for those who opt for dessert. Falls’ Signature Grilled Steak, with strip loin marinated in sofrito and served with house-made chimichurri, avocado and yuca planks. Entrees include a rice noodle bowl of pho broth served with choice of chicken, duck breast or tofu and served with jalapenos and mix of fresh herbs Trader Sam’s Head-on Shrimp with sustainable, local farm-raised shrimp tossed in a chili-garlic sauce and served with Chinese broccoli and five-grain or white rice and house-made arepas with slow-cooked beef, black beans, tostones and queso fresco. Sample Menuĭiners can explore the bold cuisines of Asia, South America and Africa with healthful dishes that have unique twists on classic savory specialties. Room, a secret space once hidden by a false bookshelf that served as the meeting place of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers (S.E.A.). Guests dine amidst three curiously quirky themed dining rooms: The Mess Hall, a large multipurpose space used by the skippers for decades The Jungle Room, a parlor featuring treasures from the Falls family’s personal collection and The S.E.A. Skipper Canteen restaurant at Magic Kingdom Park. Between the ‘roles’ the wait staff assume, the meticulous backstory and the woven theme from Disney history makes it more than just a place to eat.

That is one of the reasons I love Disney.

Albert Falls – who fans will recognize from the quips about the waterfall on their Jungle Cruise journey), who opened the doors to their home base of operations to hungry explorers. owner Alberta Falls (granddaughter of the company’s founder Dr. You will be offered “River Water” and jokes like, “What do you call a humpless camel?” Humpfree! The Canteen is open for lunch and dinner, and the theme is based on the story of Jungle Navigation Company Ltd. This new 222-seat table-service restaurant is staffed waitstaff that make it their mission to tell hilarious stories and punchlines. Many of the items from the Adventurers Club now decorate the walls inside! Plus, don’t be surprise to hear a familiar phrase: Kungaloosh! You will know what I mean if you spent time at the Adventurers Club! It was primarily just corporate space, that we all walked by for years, but with the rising number of Disney guests who are looking for meal service, it was time to offer a new place to dine in Magic Kingdom.Īnyone who remembers the Adventurers Club in Pleasure Island will also feel nostalgic with the features and decor in the Jungle Canteen. Surprisingly, the space that the new restaurant occupies was unused for over 20 years.

Skipper Canteen restaurant at Magic Kingdom Park (Matt Stroshane, photographer) The Jungle Skipper Canteen is located in Adventureland right across from the Jungle Cruise, and features a menu of Asian, South American and African cuisine inspired by the flavors of the rivers found on the nearby Jungle Cruise attraction. When I was at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World recently, I got the complimentary opportunity to try out a new restaurant called the Jungle Navigation Co.
